Gold Point Mine Southern Workings

The Gold Point Mine Southern Workings is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,401 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Gold Point Mine Southern Workings
Secondary: Gold-Bearing Ledge Group Nos.1-15
Secondary: Gold-Bearing Fraction No. 1, Gold-Bearing Fraction-Gold Coin No 1,
Secondary: Gold Coin No.2.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Currant District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Gail Schmardebeck.
Years: 1981 -

Owner Name: Gold Crown Ventures
Years: 1981 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1914
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: VUGS, VEINLETS

Structure

Type: R
Description: Thrust Faults

Type: L
Description: Currant Summit Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Jasperoidization

Rocks

Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Jasper

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE GOSSAN-JASPEROID BRECCIA ZONE OCCURS AROUND THE CONTACTS OF AN EXPOSED GRANITIC INTRUSIVE. PRECIOUS METALS DEPOSITION CONFINED TO VUGS, VEINLETS AND FRACTURES IN BRECCIATED JASPER AND SILICIFIED LIMESTONE

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, CROSSCUT, SHORT ADIT; UPPER & LOWER ADITS

Comment (Development): 18 UNPATENTED CLAIMS (AS OF 1956).

Comment (Location): ON JEEP-TRAIL 1/2 MILE W. OF HWY 6 AND 1 MILE W OF CURRANT CAMPGROUND ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Production): A FEW CARLOADS OF ORE WERE PRODUCED

References

Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., AND BENTZ, J., FIELD EXAMINATION, 10 JULY 1981

Reference (Production): KLEINHAMPL & ZIONY (IN PRESS)

Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY, NEV: NBMG BULL (IN PRESS)

Reference (Deposit): WIRE, J.C., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE CURRANT CREEK DISTRICT, NYE AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES, NEVADA: UCLA M.A., THESIS, 154 P.

Reference (Deposit): LUMSDEN, W.W., JR., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN WHITE PINE RANGE AND NORTHERN HORSE RANGE, NEV:, UCLA PH. D. THESIS, 249 P.

Reference (Deposit): "HAZARDOUS SURFACE OPENINGS TO ABANDONED UNDERGROUND MINES-NEVADA" USDI-BM, PREPARED BY INTERNATIONAL MINING CONSULTANTS, INC. CONTRACT #J0295039.

Nevada Gold

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.